Bendigo Advertiser 1873, 11 September, : 'Mr. Tait is now in charge of the South Costerfield'. 'Tait and Hamilton's Half Way House' was a hotel between the McIvor diggings and Rushworth.Longitudinal section of Tait's Shaft, South Costerfield. Plan printed on light tan paper, black text. Plan forms part of the Margaret Roberts Collection bendigo, margaret roberts, gold, tait, south costerfield, tait and hamilton's, half way house, mcivor diggings

White page for an auction sale of Surplus Equipment at the South Costerfield Gold Mine, Costerfield on 1/4/1954. For sale was an Electric Winder, Caterpillar D.2 tractor, with Hydraulic Blade, Prest Air Compressor, 10 h.p. Elect. Motor, Reduction Gearbox and a Diesel Engine. J. H. Curnow & Son Pty. Ltd. were the auctioneers.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - south costerfield gold mine, j h curnow & son pty ltd

BHS CollectionIan Dyett collection. Auction Thursday, 1st April, 1954, South Costerfield Gold Mine, Costerfield. Sale by auction of surplus equipment, such as, Electric Winder, Caterpillar D.2 tractor with hydraulic blade.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd

Foolscap folder containing a list of shareholders in the South Deborah Gold Mines NL , headed Distribution @ 4d. Per share. Three share certificates totalling 250 shares owned by P. P. Murphy Eaglehawk. A Directors Special Report from the South Costerfield Antimony & Gold Mining Company dated 28th October 1954.gold, mining, list of shareholders, gold mines, bendigo. south deborah, p.p. murphy, south costerfield antimony & gold mining company

The Mining & Geological Journal was produced by the Department of Mines, Victoria twice a year, during the period 1937 to 1972. It was an official publication of the Victorian Government, Department of Mines, devoted to issues and events surrounding mining and metallurgical engineering in Victoria along with education, research and innovations in mining. The journal also included advertisements and references to business interests. Orange and white cover, fifty-one pages. On front cover: ' Mining and Geological Journal' September 1948, Government of Victoria, Department of Mines, Vol 3, No. 2, published half yearly, price one shilling. Tan and white photo of Morning Star Mine, Wood's Point, top left. Articles relative to Bendigo region: Diatomite near Redesdale; antimony mine South Costerfield, notes from the Mining Districts and Operating Victorian Gold Mines.geology, mining, gold mining, bendigo, department of mines, diatomite, redesdale, antimony mine, south costerfield, operating victorian gold mines

Sixty-eight page journal. On front cover: 'Mining & Geological Journal, Government of Victoria, Department of Mines., July 1939, No. 1. Black and white image of oil drill rig in Gippsland on right hand side of cover. Article, page 16, 'Axedale Mine, Axedale'. Pages 21 to 23: ''Notes on the Bendigo Goldfield', by J.J. Caldwell, District Geologist, shows a longitudinal section of a portion of the Sheepshead line of reef; transverse section of the New Chum and North Deborah syncline reefs. Article page 25: 'Bendigo (N. 2) District' J.B. Justice, Inspector.On front cover in blue biro ' D. (illegible) Bacchus Marsh 053 672341'bendigo, mining, gold mining, black coal in victoria, graptolites, harcourt quarry, gold extraction, cyanide process, axedale mine, north deborah mine, central deborah mine, new chum syncline, nell gwynne, central nell gwynne, north virginia, south deborah, north nell gwynne, hercules, south virginia, south costerfield gold and antimony co., gold dumps pty ltd., golden square, antimony, brauman and sons, napoleon gully, sedwick, lewis and morrow

Document: Letter to McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet from South Costerfield Antimony and Gold Mining Company No Liability, a thank you letter for the terms and conditions for borrowing Central Napoleon's Crushing Battery, South Costerfield Company accepts terms, document was found in the back of the Central Napoleon Co N.L minutes book no 2 now numbered 2205.712a.organization, business, industry - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon

Document. Light brown folder containing several typewritten copies: re Lease No 9072 originally known as Red White & Blue. Mine description and proposed extensions. Shares application certificate. Folder stamped with South Costerfield Antimony and Gold Mining Company No LiabilityMcColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, golden age gold n/l, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, red white & blue extended, golden age gold n.l, gold mining, share application certificate, lease no.9072

Bendigo Advertiser article, 10th June,1995, titled 'New Days of Gold, Companies dig deep for forgotten treasure'. Companies 'set to revive the golden days include Bendigo Mining NL, Bendigo Reef Mining NL (Tarnagulla), Alliance Gold Mines NL (Maldon), Perseverance Corporation (Fosterville), Heathcote Gold Joint Venture (Heathcote), Australian Gold Development (Costerfield). Colour photo of Julian Bartlett, South Deborah, standing in front of a drill rig holding a core sample. Data inset re mines, shows Brian Lockyer, South Deborah, placing a core sample on the ground. gold mining, bendigo, bendigo mining nl, bendigo reef mining nl (tarnagulla), alliance gold mines nl (maldon), perseverance corporation (fosterville), heathcote gold joint venture (heathcote), australian gold development (costerfield)., south deborah, brian lockyer, julian bartlett

Documents: Collection of Legal Documents: Solicitors, Registrar General's Office, State Savings Bank, Department of Mines Victoria, Share Brokers, Taxation Office, The Union Trustee of Australia Limited, Profit and Loss Statements, Letter from South Costerfield Antimony & Gold Mining Company No Liability & other letters, Letter Dated 26-10-1953 states Mine not worked for many years may go into Liquidation, 17-03-1955 Company has disposed of all assets and entered into voluntary liquidation.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon

Collection of documents related to mining : 15 application for a water right licence; 17 notice of application for a tailings licence; explanatory paper companies bill 1936; tribute agreement ( some sections filled in 1954, enclosed South Costerfield Antimony and Gold Mining Company share call notice signed J. Stanistreet Jnr ); 3 applications for a water right licence; 4 application for lease; 2 notice of application for a mining lease; 5 copies of notice of application for a mining lease ( copied); 8 copies of inclusion of private land in a mining lease; 2 copies of application for consent to the registration of a new company; 21 copies of requirements in connexion with an application for a mining lease, a water right licence, or a licence to treat tailings.bendigo, mining, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet

''COSTERFIELD: A HISTORY FROM 1853 TO 1978'' - PAPER BY JOHN BRADLEY A Paper for History Dip II (where?). 22 handwritten pages with additional pages of photographs. Includes mining history of North Costerfield and South Costerfield Mines; information on Coster family and Field family; coach services to Costerfield; Post Office services; schools in Costerfield; churches at Costerfield; (Indian) hawkers; shops and hotels; boarding houses; blacksmiths; Police in Costerfield; Scheelite mine; Sport; Costerfield Band; Public halls; Cemetery; farmers of the area. Page of acknowledgements; Bibliography; Reproduction (poor) of photographs of early photograph of Costerfield (1890); miners at 'Big Antimony Mine , 1912'; Bombay Mine; various buildings; football club membership 'tickets'; auction advertisement - mining plant, 1902; sale of mining equipment 1941; engine room at the Costerfield Mine 1939; race between motorbike and horse and jinker; school photo - various years 1910-1914; football teams; sketches of public hall and Brown's Mine Tavern (and Billiard Rooms).John Bradleygold, goldfields, costerfield, costerfield mines, coster family, field family, post office, cemetery, football, boarding houses, blacksmith, hotels and shops. brown's mine tavern, big antimony mine.

Book; Hard cover with paper pages listing shares held by shareholders and funds distributed. 1. South Deborah G.M. N.L. - 1st & final distribution. 2. Monument Hill Cons. N.L. 1st & final distribution. 3. Napoleon Reef G.M. N.L. 1st & final distribution. 4. South Wattle Gully Co. N.L. 1st 7 final distribution. 5. East Clarence G.M. Co. N.L. 1st 7 final distribution. 6. Golden Carshalton G.M. N.L. 1st 7 final distribution. 7. South Nell Gwynne G. M. N.L. 1st 7 final distribution. 8. North Virginia G.M. N.L. 1st 7 final distribution. 9. Central Napoleon G.M. N.L. 1st & final distribution. 10. Red White & Blue Extended G.M. N.L. 1st & final distribution. 11. South Costerfield Antimony G.M. Co. N.L. 1st & final distribution. Graphic Analysis Book 13 Sets on front cover.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, shares, mccoll rankin & stanistreet

The Mining & Geological Journal was published by the Department of Mines, Victoria twice a year, during the period 1937 to 1972. It was an official publication of the Victorian Government, Department of Mines, devoted to issues and events surrounding mining and metallurgical engineering in Victoria along with education, research and innovations in mining. The journal also included advertisements and references to business interests. An article in the journal notes that: 'On the Bendigo goldfield, in the first term of 1947, six mines 'have suspended operations, leaving twelve at present in operation. Of these only three mines are in regular production....expectations of a revival following the lifting of restrictions on the sale of shares have not yet been realised' (N. Bolitho, Inspector, Bendigo District, page 35.) Red and white cover, fifty-one pages. On front cover: ' Mining and Geological Journal' September 1947, Government of Victoria, Department of Mines, Vol 3, No. 2, published half yearly, price one shilling. Black and white photo of mine pit on cover, top left. Articles relative to Bendigo goldfield: mine reports Central Nell Gwynne, Bendigo, Deborah Extended, Bendigo, South Virginia Bendigo and notes from the mining districts. geology, mining, gold mining, bendigo, department of mines, central nell gwynne, deborah extended, south virginia bendigo, n. bolitho, gold dumps pty ltd., costerfield, tait's, sedgewick, great eastern mine sedgewick, north deborah